Difference in super bantam and regular 500

[Onpoint]

What's the differences in the super bantam and regular mossy 500. I'm about to trade one of my 870 12's for a little 20 to build up. I was looking on mossys website and I see that the bantam weighs in at 5.25 pounds and the 500 in 20 gauge weighs 7.25. I cants see where a 2" shorter barrel and a shorter stock would shave 2 full pounds. I thought about goin the 870 youth route too but im a lefty and gettin the safety off with a pistol grip stock for a lefty is a PIA.

[nogoodreezen]

The super bantam has a smaller stock and overall frame. It is a youth gun. I have one for my wife and kids and I love it.  Very compact and a great shooter!!

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[Onpoint]

So for a 20 gauge build for me would I be better off gettin the youth 870 or mossberg super bantam. Whichever one I get it's gettin an ati talon 6 position stock. I guess if I got the 870 I could drop a lh safety in it. I'm 6' tall, with the ati talon adjustable stock do ya think the mossberg would be too small?

[Onpoint]

Anybody have any experience with both. Which would be better to build up?

[gobblergls]

The Mossy comes camo'd and drilled and tapped for optics.  Not so with the 870.
Here's the Mossy with the youth stock and a slip on pad underneath the Bear Creek neoprene comb kit. 
LOP is fine for someone your height.

[Onpoint]

Another thing I noticed when looking at pictures of the super bantam next to a regular 500 is that the forearm is closer to the receiver but the forearm doesnt look any smaller. What's the deal with that, and if I didn't like it that close could ya change it?

[stuball]

I do know that the barrels for the regular 500 fit the Bantam. I put a regular 500 rifled barrel on my sons Bantam. It is a 505 model.

Chad